Indian Food — lentils RSS

Comforting and richly spiced, these lentils are simmered until creamy and topped with a fragrant fried shallot tadka infused with chili powder and hing. Serve over jeera rice.

It's hard to make this dish look beautiful, but the taste is unbelievable. I used black caviar lentils from Rancho Gordo beans for this recipe - you can use any black or green lentil. I love the small black tender lentils in this dish!

This dish get infused with smoke from a small piece of charcoal.  You can try this trick with any dish.